On a cold February night in 2007, a devoted father of four and a seventeen-year-old drunk driver both received life sentences. In one violent, devastating instant, both faced a drastically different—and uncertain—future. But as Chris Williams sat in his demolished vehicle, staring at the car that had just caused the death of his wife, his unborn baby, his nine-year-old daughter, and his eleven-year-old son, he committed to do something extraordinary: he would forgive. That decision launche...

A teacher is hurt by a hit and run driver in the parking lot after January exams. His schedule has to be filled by others. The protagonist, Claire Hébert, the inveterate planner, gets a last minute timetable change. The same day her boyfriend has given her a puppy, which she only reluctantly to accepted because she already felt overwhelmed by schoolwork. She struggles to do her best with the new workload, but she’s a workaholic and it causes problems in her personal life. As the term progr...

Alethia Rose lives as a sheltered slave in a world shattered by magic. Her mundane life is altered irrevocably when a a young elf helps her unlock the hidden secrets of her mystic heritage. Her freedom won, Rose embarks upon a journey that could mend her dying world or send it further down the spiral of destruction. She and her companions travel through the dangerous sands of her desert home to the majestic forest of the elven people and beyond to the mysterious underground cities and tunn...

Mindful ResilienceRebuilding Yourself After Life's Greatest TransitionsLife is filled with change some expected, many unexpected, and some that completely reshape who we are.Loss, uncertainty, emotional breakdowns, identity shifts, and life transitions can leave us feeling lost and disconnected from ourselves.But within every transition lies something powerful:the opportunity to rebuild yourself stronger, wiser, and more grounded than before....

What Remains of Absence is a deeply reflective literary work about longing, emotional distance, and the quiet process of healing. Through tender and poetic prose, the book explores the traces people leave behind, the ache of unspoken endings, and the strength it takes to live with what is gone. It is a gentle companion for readers who have loved, lost, and slowly learned how to carry absence without being consumed by it.

Sickened by the contamination of their water, their air, of the Earth itself, more and more people are coming to realize that it is capitalism that is, quite literally, killing them. It is now clearer than ever that capitalism is also degrading the Earth’s ability to support other forms of life. Capitalism’s imperative—to make profit at all costs and expand without end—is destabilizing Earth’s climate, while increasing human misery and inequality on a planetary scale. Already, hundreds of ...

The Healing Paws: How Pets Affect Their Owners' Health dives into the remarkable ways pets improve our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This book explores scientific research and real-life stories, revealing how pets can lower stress, combat loneliness, and even promote heart health. With insights into the human-animal bond, it showcases the powerful role pets play in enriching and transforming lives. Whether you're a pet owner or simply curious, this book provides a heartwarmin...

A concise and unique guide to attracting ideal customers to your business.Do you dream of a bigger business, leaving your W-2 for your own thing or advancing your marketing or sales career? Customers are the Answer to Everything unravels the mystery of getting customers. This book explores and brilliantly illuminates the happy point where customers understand why they should choose you . . . over and over. Here are just a few discoveries in Customers ar...

Bert Coombes settled in south Wales in 1909, where he worked as a miner for more than forty years. He was motivated to write after witnessing the death of two work mates underground, and he determined to tell his truth about the lives of miners and their families. His first book These Poor Hands was acclaimed by critics such as J. B. Priestley and Cyril Connolly and is considered to be among the most authentically vivid accounts ever written about mining. It describes with moving simplicit...

Viktor Frankl, an Auschwitz survivor, once said that to be human is to suffer. Suffering is an unavoidable part of life, but how do we engage our suffering in a culture that teaches us to avoid suffering at all costs? Through the telling of two stories, the horrific death of his parents and the exiled Judeans of the sixth century BCE, Chris Williams offers a way of engaging suffering that questions the dominant voices of popular culture. Perhaps hope is not found in avoiding suffering at a...

A radical thinker and humanitarian employer, Owen made a major contribution to nineteenth-century social movements including co-operatives, trade unions and workers' education. He was a pioneer of enlightened approaches to the education of children and an advocate of birth control.